Introduction. Eleutherococcus grows in the Far East and is incompatible with Panax Ginseng. Panax Ginseng and Eleutherococcus never grow at the same place.
Biologically active compounds of Eleutherococcus can be divided into several groups. The first one includes four sterols, among them there are sitosterol, phytosterol glycoside, and triterpenoids. The second group represents phenolic compounds, such as mono-glycoside of sinapinic alcohol, coumarins, lignans. The third group is lipid resins, polysaccharides. [1]
This plant can increase endurance or level of productivity. It is used for enhancing vitality and as a tonic. Eleutherococcus also improves the functioning of the nervous system, the intellectual and physical activity, and relieves the fatigue symptoms.
Eleutherococcus reduces blood sugar and drops the risk of cancer progression to nearly zero. This plant also has a calming effect on the eyes and improves vision.
We have found no research on nanostructured Eleutherococcus in literature. Thus, it is the purpose of our study.
It should be noted that the researches of various nanostructured biologically active compounds were published in works [2-10].
The size of capsules, which contain biologically active compounds, is essential for the physiological activity in the body. [11] The example of many medicinal substances indicated that reducing the particles size leads to the changes in bioavailability and effectiveness. [12]
The measurements were performed by a multiparametric nanoparticle instrument Nanosight LM0 (Nanosight Ltd, UK) in the HS-BF configuration (High sensitivity camera Andor Luca, a semiconductor laser with WaveLength 405 nm and Power 45 mW). The instrument is based on NTA, the method described in ASTM E2834.
The suitable dilution was chosen 1:100. Parameters of instrument: Camera Level = 16, Detection Threshold = 10 (multi), Min Track Length: Auto, Min Expected Size: Auto. The duration of a single measurement was 215 seconds, using a syringe pump.